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ebb

(/E/b )

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)(noun.process)

Synonym:
ebbing, wane

source: wordnet30
the outward flow of the tide(noun.event)

Synonym:
reflux

source: wordnet30
The European bunting.(noun)

source: webster1913
The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to flood; as, the boats will go out on the ebb.(noun)

source: webster1913

flow back or recede(verb.motion)

Example:
The tides ebbed at noon.

Synonym:
ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out
Antonym:
surge, tide

source: wordnet30
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb(verb.competition)

source: wordnet30
fall away or decline(verb.change)

Example:
The patient's strength ebbed away.

source: wordnet30
To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to flow.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to flow back.(verb)

source: webster1913

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